A Study In Drowning by Ava Reid
Thank you to Netgalley and Random House UK for the advance reader copy of this book for an honest review.
The book follows Effy Sayre who has always believed in fairy tales. This is because she has been haunted by visions of the fairy king since she was a child. Effy found solace in the works of Emrys Myrddin particularly his story Angharad where a mortal girl falls in love with the fairy king and destroys him.
When Mryddin's family announce a contest to redesign his house Hiraeth Manor she feels certain this is her destiny. However Hiraeth Manor turns out to be an impossible task it is decrepit and edging ever closer to the sea. Also when she arrives she happens to find another student at the manor literary scholar Preston Heloury who is studying Mryddin's work trying to prove that he is a fraud.
The two end up working together to investigate the authors legacy which leads them to uncover dark forces conspiring against them.
I really enjoyed this story in fact it got me out of a reading slump at the time and I happened to finish it within a couple of days.
I really enjoyed everything about this book from the magical elements, the gothic vibe and the mixture with fairy tales.
The story also deals with elements of important topics such as misogyny, trauma and mental health.
Overall a captivating read that I thoroughly enjoyed and would recommend.
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